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~·roday-rait. V",L. XI. O2 0. .MISSOULA, MONANA, FRIA OR'ING DE .Ef It, .1914. 1 .. SItES BRIT.IS.DECDED SHOCI aMRloOU a SA1UTS AI$OUT UARBQR AND IS FOLlDO LATEI R BYAsi0U S 'IE CRAFT, WHICH FORTS DRIVE AWAY Dover, Eaj., via London, Dec. 11. The city of Dover was thrown into ex citemient today by the announcement that the Germans early this morning attetppted a submarine attack on the harbor works and'the 'fleet at anchor in the harbor. Last night was dark and a heavy rain and haze made searchlight diffi cult. Fortunately, the forts were put, on the alert about 4 o'clock this morn ing by the appearance off the harbor entrance of an unidentified steamer,! which refused to stop until a shot was fired across her bow. This vessel then retired. She is believed'to have been the tender of the submarines. Submarines Sighted Half an hour later, it is said, a single submarine was sighted and one of the heavy guns in the harbor fired at her. This submarine, which evi dently was the advance scout, disap peared, but at half past six the ob servers sighted what they believed to be a fleet of about six submarines sev eral miles out' in the channel. The channel forts commenced fir ing in 'the dirgotion of the supposed submarines and kept it up for almost half an hour. :At the same time a tbr NO REPLIES UPON ULTIMATI 1TO MEXICANS GENERAL BLISS ARRIVES AND GETS TASTE OF BULLETS FLYING INTO NACO Washington, Dec. 10.-While 'the United States has served formal notice on both Provisional President Guitier rez and General Carranza that unless they promptly prevent their troops froni firing across the American bound ary, such force will be employed by this government as may be necessary to protect American territory, no re ply is expected until tomorrow. Bliss Gets a Taste. - Naco, Ariz., Dec. 10.-General Tasker H. Bliss of the United States army, who arrived today to take command of the situation here, gained experience of "stray" bullets fired by the Mexi can combatants across the line soon after alighting from the train. Two bullets from the trenches about Naco, Sonora, strubk perilously near the general, who was inspecting a United States army bomb proof at the time. Our Troops Move. El Paso, Texas, Dec. 10.-Four troop trains, bearing 12 cannon and about 500 officers and men of the Sixth ar tillery, got under way this afternoon and tonight for Naco, Arizona. They are expected to arrive at the scene of the Mlexican border fighting early to morrow. Reinforcements from Fort Bliss to assist the Ninth and Tenth cavalry, left three days after the or der had been received from Washing ton. REP. SERENO E. PAYNE DIES IN WASHINGTON BIG SHIP SAILS WITH FOOD FOR BELGIANS New York, Dec. 10.-Laden with a $300,000 cargo of food for the relief of Belgium, the steamer Maskinonge gailed from New York tonight after a special flag-raising ceremony had taken place on the pier under the di rection of the American commission for,ielief in lelgium, which chartered the vessel. FIERY CHRISTMAS TREE BURNS EIGHT Portland, Ore., Dec. 10.-Six chil dren and two teachers were pain fully burate late today when a short circutit of electric wires set fire to a Christmas tree apd deco rations in a public school tere. A flash from the wires spread to the tinsel on the children's dresses. pedo boat destroYer flotilla put to sea, where it remained all day. Latge crowds gathered on the water front in the early morning .hours and watched the searchlights and the ar tillery fire. -When they saw no re sults: of the shelling, many persons ex pressed the opinion that it was a false alarm. Dover Well Defended. Dover is opposite the French town of Calais and is one of the chief ports of communication between England and the continent. The "adgniralti' harbor, comprising an area of 610 acres, is the finest harbor of refuge in the channel. Its construction was begun in 1898 and completed in 1909 at a cost of $17, 500,000. There are numerous forts guarding the entrance. PRORES MADE ON BLL SENATOR WALSH MAKES FIGHT FOR FOREIGN SKILLED LABOR CLASSES + Washington, Dec. 10.-Rapid prog ress was made in the senate today with the immigration bill, many amendments proposed by the senate committee to the measure as it passed to the house being agreed to. One amendment, to extend the proposed exclusion of ,persons convicted or charged with crimes involving moral turpitude to persons "legally charged" with such offenses, was defeated. Most of the day's debate centered on the proposal to insert the words "men tal or manual" in the provision to pro hibit importation of laborers under contract. Senator Walsh of Montana asserted that under this wording, for eign chemists, engineers and those en gaged in similar highly skilled employ ment, whose knowledge and training abroad would be a valuable asset to this country, would be excluded. FOURTH CRUISER IS SUNK BY BRITISH London, Dec. 10.-The German cruiser Nurnberg, which withdrew from the battle off the Falkland, islands last Tuesday and attempted to make her escape in company with the cruiser Dresden while the British war ships under Vice Admiral Sir Fred erick Doveton Sturdee were sinking the cruisers Scharhorst, Gneisenau and Leipzig, was hunted across the water by the British fleet and sunk the same day. This information was contained in a Washington, Dec. 10.-Rep. Sereno E. Payne, of New York, died suddenly of heart failure tonight, aged 71. A member of every congress since 1883 except one, Mr. Payne was chair man of the ways and means commit tee and republican floor leader In. 1909-10, and directed the drafting of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. He was born at Hamilton, N. Y., June 26, 1843, and educated at Rochester and Col gate. He practiced law and was dis trict attorney of Cayuga county and in 1883 was elected a member of con gress from the 26th district. Iater his district was the 31st and finally he represented the 36th. He was a delegate to many republican na. tional conventions and in 1898 was appointed a member of a joint high commission to negotiate a treaty with Canada. As one of the foremost tariff au thorities in congress, ,Mr. Payne was a notable figure among the republi cans of the house. GEN. BEYERS' BODY FOUND. Pretoria, via London, Dec. 11.-The body of General Christian Beyers, the rebel leader, who was drowned reeent Ily while attempting to escape ac'rom the Vaal river from government troops, has 'been foinul at VlIoge Kraft, SLIGHTEST ON WAR' IS JUST Richmond; Va;, .)ec. 10.-Rev. .ldney L. Gulick, connected with Doshisha university at Tokio, issued a statement here toddy inh hich he said that Ja pan would view with suspicion views expressed by President Wilson in his annual address to congress on pre paredness for war. The statement had been intended as an. address before the annual conven tion here of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, but Mr. Gulick was called to New York. Mr. Gulick is a member of the Com mittee on Relations With Japan of the Federal council. "President Wilson," the statement says, 'practically agrees that we need VISIONS PAST AND PRESENT .YA a'~4 MEN'c ND1 A I; I'd,, 6·:i 'S / 4 / ·:· ··; i i t I' $'' (I hr * f` ti b { 6 r f , r ·· ý,, S, <` N'' w ` j1' 5, 1` i 5I4 HI : ·~:IIII· L ~~. i/a, {______ ~_ZIILL!I r·/ "I ~ statement of the British official bu reau made public today. The state ment added that search for the Dres den was still proceeding. Dresden Cornered Although the official press bureau says the British men of war still are seeking for the last one of Admiral von Spee's vessels, unofficial reports received in Buenos Ayres say the Dresden has been cornered in the straits of Magellan, the tortuous wa terway leading from the Atlantic to the Pacific at the southern-most point of South America. 'Whether these reports are true or not it is believed in admiralty circles here that the Dresden, though she is a somewhat faster boat than any of those sunk in Tuesday's battle, eventu ally willl be brought to action. Admiralty Statement The text of the official bureau statement reads: "A further telegram has been re ceived from Vice Admiral Sir Fred erick Doveton Sturdee, reporting that the Nurnberg was also sunk on De cember 8 and that the search for the Dresden still is proceeding. 'The action lasted for five hours, with intervals. The Scharnhorst sank after three hours and the Gneisenau two hours later. The enemy's light cruisers scattered and were chased by our cruisers and light cruisers. "No loss of any British vessel is re ported." GERMAN STATEMENT ON GREAT SEA FIGHT Berlin, via London, Dec. 10.-An of ficial communication issued by the ad miralty today reproduces the state ment of the British admiralty regard ing the sinking of the German cruis ers off the Falkland islands, and adds: "Our losses seem to have been great, Concerning the strength of the enemy, whose loQes are reported to be small, the ilrglish dispatches say nothing." SPARK MAY IRING Wth JAPAN, WHIH ~W..AT KAISER H OPED a stidhifk navy. Japan will think we Want i song navy for the purpose of domina tg the oeeans, She knows we will :noWer transport troops over the Pacific to attack her." l ai ny's Hope. The bti4tbsent adds that it is well underustobd I' JaSDan that Germany hoped for war between the United States and Japan when Japan declared war on Germany and that the presi dent's address will add to the sus picion and distrust aroused at that time. "Psychololgial conditions in Japan and the United States are approaching a state in which some startling, but really trivial event might easily bring BUTTE'S MAYOR IS ON TRIAL FOR DEFENSE MAY BE THAT SMITH DID NOT WRITE ARTICLE REGARDING .PUFAHL Bozeman, )Dec. 10.--The case of the state of Montana against Clarence A. Smith, mayor: of Butte, on the charge of criminal libel, was begun here in the district court before Judge B. B. Law, this morning. After the selection of a jury and the opening address of Attorney McCaf fery for the prosecution, Harold Crary and B. 13. McLaughlin, Butte newspa per men, and Major Dan. J. Donohue of the national guard were placed on the stand by the state to establish the responsibillty of ,the defendant for the matter published in The Butte Fo cialist in which the alleged libelous articles appeared. None of the wit nesses professed knowledge as the actual authorship of the articles in question. In cross examination, Attorney Wheeler introduced one line of defense when he asked Major Donohue if the articles were not written by Miss May Edmunds, after she became editor of The Socialist. Otto W. Pufahl, the complaining witness, next took the stand and his testimony was still unfinished when court adjourned. SOUTHERN REVOLT PRACTICALLY ENDED London. Dec. 10.--General Louis Botha, premier and commander of the defense forces of the Union of South Africa, announces that the rebellion is practically at an end. .h.ce the cap tyre on December 4 pf T00 rebels and the surrender of 200 others, five addl a series of deplorable consequences," declared a report presented today to the annual convention of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America by the Committee on Rela tions With Japan. Japs Suspiolous. "It is increasingly clear that we have entered upon this work none too soon," says the committee's report. "The publication in June of 'official cor respondence between Secretary Bryan and Ambassador Viscount Chinda has by no means assured the Japanese people that we are meeting the issue. "Additional anti-Japanese legislation (Continued on Page Seven.) GERMANS IN FAVOR OF HOLIDAY TRUCE Berlin, Dec. 10.-(Via wireless to Sayville, L. I.)-Among the news items given out by the German official press bureau today were the following: "Immediately Germany received the suggestion of Pope Benedict for a truce among the warring nations during the Christmas holidays, an affirmative re ply was sent to the vatican. The re ply, however, was conditional on the acquiescence of all the other belliger ents in the pope's suggestion. Operations in Poland. "In north Poland, the German troops are in near contact with the Rtussians, who have stopped in a strongly forti fied position eastward of the Miszga river. "Around Iowicz, tile fighting is con SENATE DEMOCRATS TO HOLD CAUCUS SATUROAY Washington, Dec. 10.-Senate demno crats will caucus Saturday on a legis lative program. One recommendation will be that appropriation bills be given the right of way. The government ship purchase bill i and the Philippine bill also will be rec ommended. tional rebel leaders and their com mandos have unconditionally laid down their arms. Only one rebel lead er is at large, Colonel JIarltz. General Botha, in making the an nouncement, warns the people against harboring any vengeful feeling. OUT - LA t G -Mil1E IW U)DERTAKEN BY GERM"S THEY REPEAT OLD TACTICS AGAINST RUSSIANS WITH APPARENT SUCCESS-ABSENCE OF NEWS IS WORRYING ENGLAND London, Dec. 10.-The lack of news from Poland causes some uneasiness regarding the result of the prolonged battle between the Russians and Ger mans, but the reports from France are considered here to be most favorable to the allies. French Make Progress. The daily communications from Paris show that the French have been making slow progress at many points for the last fortnight and a review sent by a French eyewitness for the period from November 27 to December 5, claims that the ascendency of the French infantry and artillery over the Germans has been established and that while the infantry has advanced, the artillery has mustered the Ger man batteries. The report from French headquar ters this evening adds little to the general knowledge, as it says the sit uation Is unchanged, which indicates, however, that the positions taken have been maintained. French Repulsed. Berlin, on the other hand, states that BOOK DICKS CAN'I CATCH CROOKS INTHISAGE FLY BULL WHO WOULD CORRAL THUGS WANTS STRING OF PIGEONS Chicago, Dec. 10.-Chlef of Police Gleason tonight declared that scien tific and educated policemen had proven failures in the detection and suppression of crime and advocated a return to the old system under which each detective had a long line of thieves and crooks to act as informers. "Book Dicks," said the chief, re ferring to educated detectives, "can't catch thieves. The way the depart ment is organised they can pass thie buck, so they donut have to catch thieves. "Catching thieves depends a good deal on how many 'pigeons' one has. In ia big city like Chicago, a good de tootive has to have 'pigeons.' " tinuing and in south Poland, the Aus trian and German forces again have attacked the enemy sucessfully. Field Hospital Fire. "A field hospital at Lille was set fire by French civilians in order to cause confusion among the (icrai.n garrison. German soldiers rescued ill the wounded in the hospital, among themn the French." AUSTRIANS SEVERELY BEATEN BY SERVIANS London, Dec. 10.--The defeat of the Austrians by the Servians is virtually admitted in the Austrian official re port, which says that because they have met strong hostile forces, some of the Austrian troops have been or dered to occupy more favorably slt uated positions. This sudden turn of events in favor iof the Siervians is somewhat of a anys tery, but it is possible that they have received reinforcements from Russia GERMAN EMPEROR IS MUCH IMPROVED London, Dec. 10.-The latest official report from Berlin says that the German emperor's health is much improved. It is believed that the bronchial attack, to which he is subject at this time of the year, was well un der control before the fact of his illness was made public and that he probably will make a quick recovery. the French attacks in the Argonne have been repulsed. It is apparent, however, that in the withdrawal of the German troops to strengthen the armies in the east, the allies have been able to push their lines forward in many places. The Germans, meanwhile, continue their efforts to smash the Russian armies. While a large part of their force is endeavoring to hold the Rus sian center, another army is advanc ing from East Prussia to the east of Mlawa and is attacking the Russian right with a view to cutting commu nications and entering Warsaw through the back door. Lodz and Cracow. Heavy fighting also is going on to the southwest of Lodz and to the southeast of Cracow, where the Aus trians and Germans are endeavoring to get around the Russian left and force these troops to retire from the for'ress. The Germans, in fact, are repeating on a larger scale their favorite tactics of outflanking the positions of the opposing forces. In this they have al ways been able to gain initial suc cesses, because of their ability, with better .means, to move their troops quickly. The Russians, however, have met them with overwhelming numbers. SERVIANS CAPTURE TOTAL OF 22,000 AUStRIANS Paris, Dec. 10-A dispatch from Nish, Servia, says the total captures of the Servians in battles fought with the Austrians from December 3 to December 7 are 121 offi cers and 22,114 men, 68 field pieces, 42 quick-firers, eight mortars, 10,000 rifles, 59 wagon loads of ammunition, 1,305 transport wagons, ten hospital wagons, four ambu lances, two treasury safes and 323 horses. MARSHALL TO RESCUE OF OLD MAMMY'S SON Loulasville, Ky., Dec. 10.-Through the Intercossion of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, Logan Helm, a negro murderer, will serve life impris onment instead of being executed for murder. Helm has entered on his life term at IKdslyville penitentiary. Helm's mother won a servant in the boyhood home of Mlarshall, and her plea did not go unanswered. The negro shot andi killed his sweetheart last year. Itelm won much sympathy for himself by soliciting funds from the jail in mates for the starving Belgians. or Imoreo uns anld iiuintunitilun from soanme friendly country; or it many be that some of the Austrian troops were withdrawn from Servia after the oc cupation of lBelgrade. Whatever the cause, thle .Srvians have inflicted a severe defeat on the invaders. ROULIERS ENTERED BY ALLIED TROOPS Amsterdam, via London, Dec. 10.- The allies have entered Rouliers in West Flanders, about 12 miles north east of Ypres, according to the Sluis correspondent of the Handelsblad. GERMANS DRIVEN OUT ARMENTIERES London, Dec. 10.-Reuter's Bou logne correspondent, who has just returned to Boulogne from Armen tieres, says that Tuesday the Ger mans were driven out of Armen tieres by the British and hurled, back beyond artiUtr r .llgr Ar menateres .is .i . te : t iet of Lille.